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Published on : Tuesday 29-10-2019
ZF's leading technologies that address industry's biggest challenges including driver shortage, emissions, efficiency, cost and safety, at the 2019 North American CV Show.
Livonia, Mich., October 27, 2019 (PRNewswire) – The North American commercial vehicle industry is facing serious challenges: job shortages, cost of operations, freight demands and regulations, among others. ZF, a global technology company, offers a diverse set of technologies that will help lead to safer roads and lower emissions, enabling transformative change in the market. ZF will highlight these technologies at the North American Commercial Vehicle (NACV) Show, October 28-31, in Atlanta.
"Our commitment to the commercial vehicle industry is further proven by two points: ZF is investing $13.9 billion in automated driving and electric mobility only across all industries we serve, over the next five years; and our planned acquisition of WABCO, creating an integrated systems provider for commercial vehicle technology," explained Tomas Bozek, Senior Vice President, Commercial Vehicle Technology, ZF.
In the area of driveline, ZF offers individual drivetrain solutions to make vehicles of today and tomorrow more capable, efficient and safe.
ZF PowerLine is a perfect example of enhanced mobility solutions. The proven 8-speed automatic transmission for passenger cars and light commercial vehicles has an established track record of more than 12 years of success, with more than 15 million units produced. At the end of 2020, ZF will begin production of PowerLine, the company's new 8-speed fully automatic transmission for medium-duty commercial vehicles, with a major North American OEM launching in early 2021.
"ZF PowerLine is the industry benchmark torque converter automatic transmission, ready to pair with a wide range of vehicle classes, starting at class 3 all the way up to class 7 / baby 8. It supports engine ratings of 1,000 lb-ft and vehicle weights of 57,000 lbs. GCVW and covers the broad medium-duty range with just one product," explained Christian Feldhaus, Head of Truck & Van Driveline Technology North America, ZF.
ZF has also announced electric drive axle, AxTrax, is on the Freightliner Innovation Fleet eCascadia.
"ZF is proud to announce that our electric drive axle, AxTrax, powers the Freightliner Innovation Fleet eCascadia," explained Feldhaus. "The ZF electric drive axle, AxTrax, offers zero-emission driving with maximized performance and minimal noise emission – ideal for battery electric vehicles, hybrid drives and fuel cell technology. It enables trucks the efficient entrance into zero-emission city zones."
Together with its partners, ZF is the global leader in the supply of camera technology and is a top tier supplier of radar technology while supplying advanced components for both the passenger car and truck markets.